Published December 1, 2020

Twelve Saint Paul Public Schools high schoolers received college scholarships from The St. Paul Optimist Club. The $2,500 awards are given to high-achieving St. Paul public high school students from mostly low-income families. Of this year's 16 winners, 12 are SPPS students.

This year's winners from SPPS are:

Central High School

• Zoe Chinn
• Victoria Pekel

Como Park Senior High School

• Kalid Ali

Harding High School

• Pada Lorpatou
• Diamond Thlang

Humboldt High School

• Lay Lay

Johnson High School

• Safa Idris
• Lue Xiong
• Mor Yang

LEAP High School

• Hser Leh
• Htoo Gay Wah

Open World Learning Community

• Kate Moe

Congratulations to this year's winners! Read more about these impressive students in the Pioneer Press article.